Five-car crash in downtown Springfield

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The State Journal-Register

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Posted Apr. 22, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Updated Apr 22, 2014 at 8:54 PM

Posted Apr. 22, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Updated Apr 22, 2014 at 8:54 PM

A Springfield woman suffered a seizure while driving north on Sixth Street Tuesday morning and caused a five-vehicle accident along a nearly three-block section of the downtown street, a Springfield police report said.

Adrienne Boatman, 25, was driving north on Sixth Street about 7:15 a.m. Her car veered off the right side of the road just south of Cass Street where it struck a light pole, a bus bench, a second light pole and a fire hydrant, a Springfield police report said.

Boatman’s car continued north and struck another northbound car about 100 feet south of Lawrence Avenue, which was driven by Pete E. Naylor, 34, of the 6500 block of Haley Court.

About 50 feet south of Lawrence, Boatman’s car struck a second northbound vehicle driven by Matthew J. Wease, 28, of Auburn. The impact forced Wease’s vehicle into a parked car.

Boatman’s car continued northbound and struck another parked vehicle about 50 feet north of Cook Street.

Boatman, who wasn’t cited, was taken to Memorial Medical Center for treatment.